Melbourne hold
Dragons to a draw

Melbourne Storm have managed to hang on, with a man down, to once again leave the Dragons without a win, drawing 30 all.

The first half was evenly matched with both teams committed to getting the 2 points.

In the 30th min, Walker from the Storm was sent off for a swinging arm tackle on Ryles (pictured).
This had an immediate effect on the Storm players, and they scored straight away.

Half time saw the Storm in the lead 18-14

The Dragons came out firing in the second half, and were rewarded early with a try.

Both teams put up some good tries, but by the end of the game, the tough encounter was wearing them both down.
Melbourne especially, with a player short, was suffering, but had done a great job defencesively.

The last five minutes had the Dragons miss 3 chances at a field goal to win the match.

In the end I feel, a draw was a fair indication of the match, though full credit to Melbourne.